In 2010, various groups and advocates, including the National Veterans Network, were successful in obtaining congressional passage of the bill S. Additionally, the 100th garnished their own impressive record prior to their absorption into the 442nd. The unit, totaling about 18,000 men, over 4,000 Purple Hearts, 4,000 Bronze Stars, 560 Silver Star Medals, 21 Medals of Honor, and seven Presidential Unit Citations. Today, the 442nd is remembered as the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of the US military. Truman removes his hat in front of the color guard of the 442nd.Courtesy Harry S. Just as other minority groups, Japanese Americans faced two wars during World War II-war against the Axis powers and war against racism back home-making “Go For Broke” an appropriate motto.
The motto of the unit was “Go For Broke,” a phrase that meant putting everything on the line in an effort to win big.
Hawaiian-born Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) made up roughly two-thirds of the regiment, with the remaining third composed of Nisei from the mainland United States. President Roosevelt activated the 442nd Regimental Combat Team on February 1, 1943, nearly one year after the signing of EO9066. Despite the growing racism against them, many Japanese Americans answered the call to war. But Japanese Americans were equally outraged at the attack on their country. Racism against Japanese Americans was rampant as much of the country grew more fearful and suspicious of collaboration with the Japanese government. Soon after the Decemattack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, effectively placing over 100,000 West Coast residents of Japanese descent, the majority of them American citizens, into incarceration camps.
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